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FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Bellglade, FL · April 30, 2000

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Date
April 30, 2000 · 15:15 local
Place
Bellglade, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N28FY
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A3B6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,500 total200 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N28FYRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-1219 · Built 1981Airframe modelMooney M20JEngine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft performed an off-airport landing in a sugar cane field. PIC noted a rapid decline in engine power. PIC performed an emergency landing in a sugar cane field. The landing gear assemblies dug into the soft soil and caused the aircraft fuselage to pivot around on the right main landing gear approximately 110 degrees before coming to a complete stop. The passenger suffered a minor injury to the nose and the PIC was uninjured. The engine was not rotating when the aircraft made contact with the ground. There was no fire. There was no major damage to the aircraft structure. There was minor damage to both main landing gear assemblies. There was no other significant damage to the fuselage. Investigation of the cause of the engine failure revealed that the magneto retention hardware was no longer installed on tne engine which allowed the single combined magneto assembly to become disengaged from from the engine thus causing the engine to stop operating while in flight. There was no ividence of the retention hardware in or around the engine nacelle area.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A SUGAR CANE FIELD. PIC NOTED A RAPID DECLINE IN ENGINE POWER. PIC PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SUGAR CANE FIELD. THE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES DUG INTO THE SOFT SOIL AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE TO PIVOT AROUND ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR APPROXIMATELY 110 DEGREES BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED A MINOR INJURY TO THE NOSE AND THE PIC WAS UNINJURED. THE ENGINE WAS NOT ROTATING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THERE WAS NO MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES. THERE WAS NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE. INVESTIGATION OF THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE REVEALED THAT THE MAGNETO RETENTION HARDWARE WAS NO LONGER INSTALLED ON TNE ENGINE WHICH ALLOWED THE SINGLE COMBINED MAGNETO ASSEMBLY TO BECOME DISENGAGED FROM FROM THE ENGINE THUS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP OPERATING WHILE IN FLIGHT. THERE WAS NO IVIDENCE OF THE RETENTION HARDWARE IN OR AROUND THE ENGINE NACELLE AREA.